In June 2011, the turnover increased in the retail trade but declined in the trade
and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

1 septembre 2011

N° 2011-214

In June 2011, the turnover increased in the retail trade but declined in the trade
and repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesSales volume in the retail trade and personal services - June 2011

In June 2011, the turnover rose in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and
motorcycles (+1.1 %) after a decrease (–1.4 %) in May 2011. It also increased in household
services (+0.5 %) whereas it bounced back in the trade and repair of motor vehicles
and motorcycles (–2.6 %) and, to a lesser extent, in accommodation and food service
activities (–0.4 %).

Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day adjusted.

In June 2011, the turnover rose in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.1 %) after a decrease (–1.4 %) in May 2011. It also increased in household services (+0.5 %) whereas it bounced back in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–2.6 %) and, to a lesser extent, in accommodation and food service activities (–0.4 %).

Quarter on quarter (q-o-q), the turnover grew in the in accommodation and food service activities (+0.8 %). It noticeably declined in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–3.0 %) whereas it slightly weakened in the retail trade (–0.3 %) and in household services (–0.2 %).

Year on year (y-o-y), the turnover expanded in the retail trade (+2.8 %), in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.7 %), in accommodation and food services activities (+1.6 %) and in households services (+0.8 %).

According to our estimate, the turnover in the retail trade is expected to rise in July 2011 (+0.6 %).

graphique Graph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personal services

Source : INSEE

Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for
July 2011.

Revisions

The SA-WDA evolution in May has been revised by +0.6 point in household services. The variation, initially announced at +1.3 %, has been corrected at +1.9 %. In the
same period, the SA-WDA evolution has been revised by +0.2 point in accommodation and food service activities, by –0.2 point in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles and by +0.1 point in the retail trade.

tableau Tab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices

SA-WDA volume, Base year 2005

Monthly turnover indices

Change in %

Classification NAF rev. 2

Weight

June/ May

May/ April

q-o-q (1)

y-o-y (2)

45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

1000

–2.6

1.3

–3.0

2.7

47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

1000

1.1

–1.4

–0.3

2.8

471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores

415

0.5

–1.8

–0.6

0.7

472 to 477 Retail sale in specialized stores

545

1.4

–1.0

0.1

4.2

478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores

40

0.0

–0.7

–2.3

3.1

I Accommodation and food service activities

1000

–0.4

0.3

0.8

1.6

R+S Households services

1000

0.5

1.9

–0.2

0.8

R Arts, entertainment and recreation

472

–0.3

4.3

0.6

3.0

S Other service activities

528

1.3

–0.3

–1.0

–1.1

(1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / three previous months.

(2) Year-on-year: last three months / three same months of the previous year.

The codes correspond with different levels of aggregation of the classification NAF
rev.2.

Source: INSEE

tableau Tabprecoce_anglais – Turnover indices: early estimate*

SA-WDA volume, Base year 2005

Turnover indices: early estimate*

Change in %

July 2011/ June 2011

July 2011/ July 2010

47 Retail trade…

0.6

1.2

* Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end
of the reference month